But Swansea City have caved in again, as Bony has taken the No 2 shirt

A striker wearing No 2? What is this madness?! And his excuse isn't that much better, telling the Swansea site: 'it’s a special number for me. It’s the second time I am at the club, hence I wanted to wear number two, and I want to achieve more for the team.'

And yet we still have many deals to get over the line, including Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea, Adrien Silva to Leicester, Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace and even Vincent Janssen to Brighton...maybe more!

23:44

Sheffield United move for Devante Cole collapsed over paperwork issues

JACK GAUGHAN: Devante Cole's move from Fleetwood to Sheffield United - worth almost £500,000 - fell through at the last minute because of a problem with the paperwork.

But it's not over yet.... well it is for any club wanting to launch a bid for a player. But if two teams and the player concerned sign a 'deal sheet' confirming an intention to move, the clubs now have two hours to get that deal completed.

22:59

The plot thickens over Barkley's collapsed Chelsea move...

Important point to make: despite what Farhad Moshiri has said, sources close to Barkley insist he did not take a medical at Chelsea today.

The France Under 19 striker has yet to make his debut for the French giants but given the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe this summer, it's fair to say opportunities at the Parc des Princes don't appear to be opening anytime soon.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: As expected, Swansea are going late. But told that Bony deal is very close to being wrapped up and announced, which in turn will trigger the completion of Llorente's move to Spurs. Everything is signed and sealed for Llorente, it just requires Swansea's sign off.

Everton have signed Croatia international Nikola Vlasic from Hadjuk Split on a five-year deal worth an initial £8 million but could rise to £10m with add-ons.

The 19-year-old winger impressed Toffees boss Ronald Koeman during a Europa League qualifier against Everton earlier this month and left Croatia's Under-21 squad on Thursday so he could finalise the move.

LAURIE WHITWELL: To confirm suggestion made earlier, Birmingham’s attempted deal for Alex Song has been aborted. Harry Redknapp tried to bring the midfielder to St Andrew’s but it will not be happening.

Evans and Chadli set to stay at West Brom as activity winds down a club

LAURIE WHITWELL: West Bromwich Albion’s training ground is winding down for the night.

Members of the club hierarchy are leaving and the lights are being switched off, which means Jonny Evans and Nacer Chadli are more than likely staying put. Obviously deals can be done remotely but nobody at West Brom is giving that impression.

PETE JENSON: Once voted the worst signing in Barcelona's history Douglas Pereira has gone on loan to Benfica. Signed for around £3.7million in 2014 from Sao Paulo he became great pals with Neymar off the pitch, but made almost no impact on it.

Rafa Benitez had hoped to get at least one of those deals done today and is sure to be frustrated by the club failing to agree terms on Targett's loan move, while Chelsea appear reluctant to let Kenedy leave.

Thomas Lemar starts for France... which won't help any move to Liverpool

France take on Holland in a World Cup qualifier (which you can follow here) and Thomas Lemar starts for the hosts making it difficult for him to pen any deal within the next couple of hours to join Liverpool.

DOMINIC KING: There could be implications here for Leicester, Chelsea and Danny Drinkwater. Adrien Silva, the Sporting Lisbon midfielder, has been allowed to leave Portugal’s squad ahead of their World Cup games.

Silva has been lined up as Drinkwater’s replacement and if he arrives at The King Power Stadium then it could signal Drinkwater’s exit.

On another note with Leicester, the Football Association would be happy to let a player undergo a medical in Doetinchem this evening if a club can agree a fee. Bournemouth, of course, are still pushing for Demarai Gray.

19:00

The transfer window will close in FOUR hours

And kicking off this hour, we will have an update on Danny Drinkwater...

ADAM CRAFTON: Brighton have gone back to Deportivo with a last ditch £17.8m bid for striker Florian Andone. With Lucas Perez heading to Spain this evening to conclude his loan deal from Arsenal, Deportivo are now considering the possibility of letting Andone go this summer.

Chris Hughton has already had one offer knocked back, worth around £14m. Deportivo's position is complicated as they only have the economic rights to 70 per cent of the player, with Cordoba retaining the remaining 30 per cent. With Depor keen to take around £15m for themselves, this means Brighton may have to stretch towards £20m to strike a deal. However, Deportivo's stance may now soften with Perez seemingly in the bag.

For this to happen, the Spanish club want to add another striker in addition to Perez as back-up options. Leonardo Pavoletti, Diego Rolan and Nicolas De Preville were all options but they have now joined different clubs.

18:45

MORE ON... Sakho as he takes step closer to joining Palace

DOMINIC KING: Mamadou Sakho was billed as “a marque signing” when Liverpool secured him from Paris Saint-Germain four years ago. Crystal Palace will be hoping to say the same thing now that the France defender has turned up in London.

Liverpool and Palace have agreed a £26million deal for Sakho, who spent last season on loan at Selhurst Park. He acquired a cult following at Anfield but, in truth, his performances never merited the praise he received.

This move represents excellent business for Liverpool, who have made an £8million profit on the 26-year-old.

18:42

Crystal Palace near £26million deal for Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho

SIMON JONES: Mamdou Sakho is in London ready to finalise his move to Crystal Palace - the clubs appeard to have reached a deal worth £26million

18:40

Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers reject two bids of £500,000 for Billy Bodin

SAM MORSHEAD: Bristol Rovers have turned down two bids of £500,000 for Billy Bodin from Championship clubs on deadline day.

Sportsmail reported earlier this morning that the League One club were reluctant to sell their Wales Under 21 international despite fierce interest from the division above, and it now seems certain that Bodin will not leave the Memorial Stadium this summer.

Preston, Fulham and Hull were among the teams keen on the forward, whose contract will expire next year.

Rovers have remained resolute in their refusal to cash in, however, and it is now almost inevitable that Bodin will leave the Gas for free next summer.

Everton left in frustration on deadline day with Barkley future uncertain

DOMINIC KING: As stated earlier this morning, it has been a frustrating day for Everton.

They have so far been unable to get the striker they want – Lucas Perez, a player they wanted 12 months ago, seems destined to end up at Deportivo La Coruna – and they have not reignited their interest in Real Sociedad’s Willian Jose, whom they were pursuing in April.

Then there is the issue of Ross Barkley. His future remains up in the air, with Chelsea and Tottenham the clubs pursuing him.

But with less than five hours of the window remaining, it is still too early to say that he won’t be moving. Talks are continuing.

18:25

West Ham refuse to give up chase for Andre Gomes but Spurs lead way

OLIVER TODD: West Ham haven’t given up on Andre Gomes just yet, despite Tottenham being the front-runners for the Barcelona midfielder.

The Hammers’ stance all day has been that they don’t expect much activity today but there have been discussions for a loan over Gomes.

Spurs still look favourites, though. But a source at West Ham says the club are on ‘standby’ tonight to step in.

18:23

MORE ON... Watford's signing of Zeegelaar

KIERAN GILL: Watford have finally secured a left-back in Sporting Lisbon's Marvin Zeegelaar. The fee is £2.8m, with 30 per cent of any future tarnsfer.

I wrote earlier in the week that they were desperate for a left-back (after two red cards in five days in that position). Comes after they missed out on Kieran Gibbs.

Zeegelaar told Sky Sports: 'It's a good opportunity to be in the Premier League. I liked the deal. Finally I'm here and finally everything is done. I know Daryl Janmaat, I played against him in Holland, and Amrabat. I know them both. I can offer them going up and help the team to attack. I'm a wing-back that likes to go up front.'

JACK GAUGHAN: Manchester City are furious at Arsenal over the way they've dealt with the Alexis Sanchez situation today.

Discussions have taken place between the two clubs all summer and City are baffled that no replacement was lined up for the Chilean, who they accepted a bid of up to £60million for earlier.

Sanchez is sat waiting to sign a deal right now but that is looking increasingly unlikely as the day goes on. It'd take the player to really kick up a fuss now for this to get done. Or for Arsenal to somehow land another target other than Thomas Lemar.

City also have the option of returning with an even bigger bid later this evening to force the issue.

18:00

There are FIVE hours to go until the transfer window closes...

It's all gone a little quiet on the 'done deals' front. But the embers of deadline day are still burning and will catch light again at some point this evening. We could be in for a long night.

Llorente, Lemar, Sanchez and Zappacosta are all transfers still in the balance - and that's before we remember there's always a late surprise or two.

17:56

West Ham left confused over Diafra Sakho stance on deadline day

KIERAN GILL: A small update on Diafra Sakho... West Ham officials are bemused as to who he thinks he will speak with at the London Stadium.

The man who calls the shots (David Sullivan) is on holiday in Marbella.

17:54

Benedikt Howedes gets settled into life at Juventus

The former Schalke defender has been busy looking around the Juventus Stadium today following his arrival at the Serie A club yesterday.

IAN HERBERT: Sir Alex Ferguson once described doing business with Daniel Levy as the footballing equivalent to the Big Dipper.

‘You come off dizzy. You can’t discuss both sides of the issue with Daniel,’ he said. ‘It’s about him, and Tottenham, nothing more, which is no bad thing from his club’s perspective.’

‘Tell me about it,’ a collection of clubs will say as we reach the finale of a summer in which the Tottenham Hotspur chairman is set to bring in no less than £66.8m for five reserve players who’ve scraped together only 117 Premier League games between them.

ADAM CRAFTON: Tottenham are set to beat Chelsea to sign Fernando Llorente and poach the Swansea striker from under the noses of the Premier League champions.

Tottenham registered their interest on Wednesday evening and then made a shock bid just short of £15million on the morning of Deadline Day as Chelsea manager Antonio Conte faces missing out on yet another summer target.

Tottenham's bid was accepted by Swansea this morning and the offer is understood to be higher than Chelsea have previously been willing to go for the striker.

Llorente is undergoing medical tests at Tottenham this afternoon and will sign a two year deal with the option of a further one year extension.

It is a major departure from Tottenham's usual policy of recruiting young player's with resale value under chairman Daniel Levy and manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Yet Tottenham have come in late and will complete a deal as Llorente provides reliable backup for Harry Kane.

It is a major coup for Tottenham who have some long-awaited bragging rights after Chelsea pinched Willian in someone circumstances in 2013.

The Seasiders turned down £750k and Rangers aren't exactly flush with cash at the moment. The Londoners are fans of the 20-year-old though and will be seeing if a deal is possible

16:16

Injuries at Bruges mean Stefano Denswil deal to join Brighton is off

JOE BERNSTEIN: The domino effect of transfer deadline day...a bad injury prognosis for Benoit Poulain of Bruges has meant the Belgian club won't allow Stefano Denswil to join Brighton on loan as planned.

Hence Ipswich's move for Brighton's Connor Goldson is also on hold until Chris Hughton can find another defensive replacement. Complicated? Imagine being one of the managers trying to piece together the jigsaw.

Stefano Denswil (right) of Club Bruges appeared on his way to join Brighton on loan

16:10

Crystal Palace in the hunt for £10m Cent Tosun from Besiktas

SIMON JONES: One we mentioned yesterday, Crystal Palace are in talks to sign £10million Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun who had also attracted an enquiry from Newcastle UnitedThe 26-year-old Turkey international scored 24 goals last season.

LAURIE WHITWELL: Wolves are working on a deal for PSV striker Jurgen Locadia, to add to their array of expensive attacking talent.

The cost would be around £10million – and how that balances out with Financial Fair Play is open to calculation – but the club are trying to get the deal done.

Nelson Oliveira, the Norwich forward, was also on Wolves’ shortlist but Norwich have already rejected a deadline day bid of £12m from Swansea for the Portuguese and that indicates too high a price to pay.

Oliveira is, unsurprisingly, represented by Gestifute and likewise it is to be assumed that any arrival by Locadia will be down to Jorge Mendes.

Jurgen Locadia of PSV (left) could be heading for Wolverhampton Wanderers

16:05

DONE DEAL: Amines sign former Everton flop Lacina Traore

This might* help make up for my tardiness, Lacina Traore, who endured an awful loan spell at Everton in 2014, has joined French side Amiens.

If the deal goes through it would finally open the way for Philippe Coutinho to join Barcelona.

The Catalan club remain confident that they will get Coutinho before the transfer window shuts in Spain tomorrow but are still anxiously waiting for Liverpool to get all their business done today to allow the deal to happen.

If Jurgen Klopp gets Lemar as well as the already secured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita (for next season) they will have spent their Coutinho money before even announcing his sale.

15:37

Mahrez a last resort for Barcelona who still want Coutinho

PETE JENSON: Riyad Mahrez is very much being considered a last resort for Barcelona.

He's name has been mentioned but he will only arrive if things go very awry. Coutinho is the absolute priority.

15:34

Lucas Perez only wants Deportivo move despite Sevilla interest

ADAM CRAFTON: Sevilla have made contact with Lucas Perez to see if he would consider a move. The answer remains the same: it will only be Deportivo. Arsenal and Depor continue to negotiate the terms of a loan fee.

15:33

West Brom target Bournemouth misfit Marc Wilson

JACK GAUGHAN: West Brom are looking into a deal to sign Marc Wilson from Bournemouth, which could have positive implications for Manchester City in their pursuit of Jonny Evans.

Evans - in San Marino with Northern a Ireland - is ready to link up with Pep Guardiola and waiting on other transfers to fall into place.

Bournemouth are trying to offload Wilson, who hasn't been involved in any squads so far and didn't play in pre-season.

Marc Wilson (left) of Bournemouth could be on his way to West Bromwich Albion

The defender made four Premier League appearances last season and the Championship outfit are keen to hand him more first team opportunities.

15:24

And Renato Sanches's new squad number at Swansea City is...

Ridiculous. Game's gone.

15:19

Watford preparing swppop for Aleksandar Dragovic

KIERAN GILL: Talk of Aleksandar Dragovic from Bayer Leverkusen to Watford is gathering pace. The Austria defender is represented by Thomas Kroth, who has experience in bringing players from Germany to England (Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa, et cetera).

15:18

Good afternoon, all...

Dan Ripley here to see you through to midnight (yes, a full hour after the transfer window closes) and maybe beyond if we need it!

But let's stick to the present, and coming up an update concerning Watford.

15:10

Handing over...

My stint on the Deadline Day live blog is coming to an end and I will hand over to Dan Ripley to see you through until 11pm (and beyond).

Thanks for reading!

15:05

LATEST on Llorente to Spurs

Adam Crafton: Tottenham are set to beat Chelsea to sign Fernando Llorente and poach the Swansea striker from under the noses of the Premier League Champions.

Tottenham registered their interest on Wednesday evening and then made a shock bid just short of £15m on the morning of Deadline Day as Chelsea manager Antonio Conte faces missing out on yet another summer target.

Tottenham's bid was accepted by Swansea this morning and the offer is understood to be higher than Chelsea have previously been willing to go for the striker.

Llorente is undergoing medical tests at Tottenham this afternoon and will sign a two year deal with the option of a further one year extension. It is a major departure from Tottenham's usual policy of recruiting young player's with resale value under chairman Daniel Levy and manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Yet Tottenham have come in late and will complete a deal as Llorente provides reliable backup for Harry Kane.

It is a major coup for Tottenham who have some long-awaited bragging rights after Chelsea pinched Willian in someone circumstances in 2013.

For Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, it is the latest hammer blow to his transfer ambitions.

Conte, who has already seen moves for Romelu Lukaku, Danilo, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hijacked this summer by Premier League rivals, will be furious the Chelsea board have failed to sign Llorente.

He said on Friday it would be 'impossible' to challenge in four competitions with '11 to 13 players', in a clear message to the hierarchy that recruitments are needed.

Llorente has a strong relationship with Antonio Conte after working under him at Juventus and the 32-year-old is also close to new forward Alvaro Morata. The Italian wanted Llorente in January but the club didn't follow through with the deal.

In the mixed zone at Stamford Bridge at the end of February, Conte and Llorente embraced and were in deep discussions after the Spaniard scored for Swansea in a 3-1 Chelsea win.

Conte has been clear since the start of summer that he would like to add Llorente to his squad but Chelsea have failed to pull off the move and after missing out on prime target Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United, the manager is licking his wounds once more.

15:04

LATEST from Man United

Mike Keegan: Nothing has changed at Old Trafford, where they are expecting a quiet day with no incomings.

One player who may be leaving, albeit temporarily, is Axel Tuanzebe.

The youngster is attracting interest from Hull, where he would go on loan.

Riath Al-Samarrai: Told to expect a late one at Swansea. Bony deal from Man City is on and agreed but medical not happened yet.

When that deal is done, they will sign off on Llorente to Spurs. That deal is all agreed.

14:56

DONE DEAL Origi to spend season at Wolfsburg

Dominic King: Confirmation that Divock Origi has joined Wolfsburg on a season-long loan.

It became evident earlier this summer that Origi would struggle to get the starting opportunities he craved and a move is in his best interests.

Liverpool have received a £6million loan fee from Wolfsburg. Origi had been linked with Monaco, when it was suggested he could form part of a possible deal for Thomas Lemar and Tottenham but Liverpool were not keen on doing business with another Premier League rivals.

Simon Jones: West Bromwich Albion want £28million for Nacer Chadli which is complicating matters for Swansea City and Leicester City who have made enquiries and offers in recent hours.

14:34

BREAKING Palace agreed £18m deal for Man City's Mangala

Matt Lawton: Crystal Palace appear to have secured the services of Eliaquim Mangala after agreeing terms with both Manchester City and the player.

Palace have agreed to pay £18m plus a further £5m based on appearances and have met the central defender’s wage demands of approaching £120,000 a week, which in the end proved too rich for West Bromwich Albion.

West Brom wanted Mangala before agreeing to let Jonny Evans move in the opposite direction but Palace’s capture of the player now puts a return to Manchester in jeopardy for the Northern Ireland international.

Unless, that is, manager Tony Pulis can now find a suitable replacement for Evans before the transfer window closes.

14:31

Leeds to unveil Lassoga

Amitai Winehouse: Leeds will be announcing the signing of Pierre Michel Lassoga in the next few minutes.

He has signed a season long loan deal and joins from Hamburg in the Bundesliga.

14:29

Late interest in Wilshere

Simon Jones: Birmingham City and West Ham have made enquiries about taking Jack Wilshere on loan from Arsenal.

The 25-year-old Italy international is heading to London for a medical.

Zappacosta will sign a four year contract worth around £45,000 a week after tax and has flown to London with his lawyer Luca Pastore.

14:23

LATEST from Newcastle United

Craig Hope: Newcastle remain open to the idea of selling Dwight Gayle, but that is 100-per-cent dependent on signing a replacement, meaning last season's top scorer is highly likely to stay at St James' Park.

The Magpies are waiting on a reply from Chelsea with regards to Brazilian utility man Kenedy. That loan deal is in place but Chelsea want to be certain they have sufficient cover before allowing him to leave.

Goalkeeper Tim Krul is heading to Brighton on loan. With his contract up at the end of the season - Rafa Benitez was miffed he got an extension last summer when he wasn't in his plans - the Holland international has now played his last game for the club he joined in 2005.

Meanwhile, midfielder Jack Colback does not want to leave the North East, despite knowing he will be left out of Benitez's 25-man squad and made to train with the Under-23s. He looks set to stay on Tyneside.

Dominic King: A frustrating day so far for Everton, with the club searching for a striker.

Michy Batshuayi has been linked with a loan move from Chelsea – something that was tied in with Ross Barkley going the other way – but officials at Goodison Park insist that is not happening.

It was reported also that Thomas Vermaelen would join them on a season long-loan to provide the left-sided central defensive cover that Ronald Koeman wants but, again, the club said “no” and Barcelona are adamant that he stays.

Everton are actively working on other targets and they are no strangers to pulling off deals in the final minutes. They will be active for the remainder of the day.

13:53

LATEST on Diego Costa

Adam Crafton: Riyad Mahrez dashing from one continent to another, Manchester City flying into Chile, Fernando Llorente driving down the M25.... and Diego Costa is still chilling with his family back in Brazil.

The striker remains tucked away in his homeland while Atletico Madrid continue talks with Chelsea. Both ideally want a deal done by tomorrow night.

Dominic King: So it seems that Andre Gomes is leaning towards joining West Ham at the moment. He is close friends with Jose Fonte from the Portugal squad and likes the idea of joining up with him.

Tottenham, however, are pushing hard, with Mauricio Pochettino eager to add the midfielder, who moved to Barcelona from Valencia 12 months ago. There is, though, a significant caveat.

Barcelona are unwilling to let him leave at this given moment for the simple reason they have not been able to find a replacement. There is still plenty of mileage in this particular story before the deadline at 11pm.

13:46

Mahrez spotted in Barcelona

Laurie Whitwell: The Where’s Wally hunt for Riyad Mahrez has seen social media locate the Algerian in Barcelona.

Sara Menai, a French journalist with good links to Mahrez, says he is at the city’s Barcelona airport and an Instagram user has posted a picture of the player online.

13:45

Karnezis is latest Watford arrival

Watford have announced the signing of Greece goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis on a season-long loan from Serie A side Udinese.

The 32-year-old will provide competition for Heurelho Gomes for the starting spot as goalkeeper.

Karnezis is the Hornets' 11th signing of the summer transfer window.

A statement on the club's official website said: 'Watford FC is delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis on a season-long loan from Udinese.

'The experienced Greece cap will join up with Marco Silva's squad on his return from international duty, providing competition for the number one jersey.

'The 32-year-old has made over 100 appearances for Udinese since joining the Italian outfit from Panathinaikos in 2013.'

13:44

Krul en route to Brighton

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul is on his way south to Brighton for a medical after the two clubs agreed terms on a season-long loan move.

13:37

Three Premier League clubs in for Celtic's Simunovic

Simon Jones: Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Watford have all made further enquiries for Celtic defender Jozo Simunovic as they scramble for a centre-back today.

The 23-year-old has also been the subject of interest from Burnley and Huddersfield in recent weeks with Celtic valuing him at £9million.

Leicester have had bids for Callum Chambers, Jonny Evans and Mamadou Sakho rejected this week while Palace have also seen bids for Sakho rebuffed and are waiting on Manchester City's Eliaquim Mangala.

13:36

Brighton pull plug on Denswil loan after Brugge injury

Kieran Gill: Brighton really have had some rotten luck in this window.

After missing out on the £10m signing of Raphael Dwamena due to a failed medical... they've now missed out on Stefano Denswil on a season-long loan.

Club Brugge have pulled the plug because of an injury to Benoit Poulain, which risks leaving them short of central defenders.

13:35

Sancho set for Dortmund

Jack Gaughan: Jadon Sancho is headed for Borussia Dortmund. City have agreed a fee this afternoon and the 17-year-old is on his way for a medical.

It's thought that'll be above FIFA's £190,000 compensation amount. Sportsmail revealed showdown talks with the agent yesterday and this is a real blow for City to lose him.

Joe Bernstein: Crystal Palace are confident they will complete the £7million signing of Everton striker Oumar Niasse after agreeing terms with the Merseyside club.

Although Niasse's goal record in England of five in 26 games for Everton and Hull hardly makes him prolific, Palace believe his willingness to run and upset defenders will help Christian Benteke in particular get more space in which to score goals.

He almost did a rescue job on loan at Hull last season before running out of steam and failing to score in his last seven games.

Diafra Sakho is set to land in the UK shortly after 2pm and he is expected to then head to Chelmsford Races because one of his advisers (Mark McKay) has a horse running (Siege of Boston) in the 3.20pm.

A non-runner in that same race is called... The Happy Hammer.

Sky are claiming Sakho and McKay will then head to West Ham for talks. Good luck with that, because David Sullivan is currently on holiday in Marbella, so he's nowhere near London.

Sullivan acts as the club's director of football and handles those talks. West Ham maintain Sakho is not for sale.

13:20

Arsenal's Campbell in talks with Betis

Simon Jones: Arsenal striker Joel Campbell is in talks over a deal to join Real Betis.

Mike Keegan: Sources at City are confident they will sign Alexis Sanchez - as long as Arsenal can find a replacement.

Sportsmail understands that the Chilean has wanted to move to the Etihad since the start of the summer and his feelings are long since known and reciprocated in Manchester.

There is some surprise that the move has not gone through already.

The Gunners have been stalling in a bid to drive up the price and allow them time to find a replacement.

The issue now, is whether they can find that replacement before the end of the day.

One, well-placed source said: 'It's been a summer-long game of chess and it's now Arsenal's move.'

13:00

Will Fulham now switch sights to Forestieri?

Craig Hope: I'm told that Fulham could switch their sights to Sheff Wed striker Fernando Forestieri with a move for Newcastle's Dwight Gayle now highly unlikely. The Owls, however, want £17m for the Argentinian and Fulham had only been willing to pay £12m.

13:00

10 HOURS TO GO

12:47

Here's what Spurs are signing in Aurier

16 - Since the start of the 2013/14 season, Serge Aurier has provided more assists in Ligue 1 than any other defender (16). Spur. pic.twitter.com/eKh0qbv3Q9

Jack Gaughan: Swansea have agreed a £12million fee to take Wilfried Bony back from Manchester City. Personal terms still be agreed.

12:25

West Ham annoyed with Sakho

Kieran Gill: West Ham aren't happy with Diafra Sakho after his shenanigans.

Sakho flew to France for a medical with Rennes yesterday in the belief he had the club's permission. He didn't and he'll return to the UK this afternoon.

And now, he's told Sky Sports: 'I have had a frustrating time for the past couple of seasons. I want a fresh start and I want to get back to playing regular football.'

The board are maintaining their not-for-sale stance.

Also hearing murmurs of West Ham showing an interest in Jack Wilshere. Not close at the moment but one to keep an eye on. Loan likeliest option if it comes to it.

12:19

Fulham move for Mollo

Simon Jones: Fulham are talking to free agent Yohan Mollo. The 28-year-old winger has left Zenit St Petersburg and is due to have a medical.

12:11

UPDATE on Swansea's strikers

Simon Jones: Swansea have asked about taking Vincent Janssen on loan as part of the talks over Fernando Llorente.

West Brom and Stoke remain in discussions too over a £23m deal for the Holland international.

Tottenham expect Llorente for his medical shortly as reported earlier.

Swansea fear Wilfried Bony will go to Verona and have bid for Nelson Oliveira at Norwich City too.

Tottenham have also picked up the thread of talks with Barcelona again over the loan of Andre Gomes.

West Ham met the player on Monday and were considered favourites but Daniel Levy believes a loan could now be achieved within their financial boundaries

12:11

Gallacher to remain in Scotland

Simon Jones: Swansea have made an £800,000 bid for Falkirk teenager Tony Gallacher but the 18-year-old left-back is ready to stay in Scotland and continue his development.

Other Premier League sides have been monitoring Gallacher who made his debut as a 16-year-old in 2015. He has still only made 18 first team appearances overall but is rated very highly and has been watched by the likes of Liverpool, Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona too.

Adam Crafton: Brighton will have to pay in excess of £20m to sign Deportivo striker Florin Andone.

Deportivo only want to do business if they can seal the deal for Arsenal's Lucas Perez but could be tempted if Brighton return with a bid today.

Chris Hughton has already had one offer knocked back, worth around £14m. Deportivo's position is complicated as they only have the economic rights to 70% of the player, with Córdoba retaining the remaining 30%.

With Depor keen to take around £15 for themselves, this means Brighton will have to stretch towards £20m to strike a deal.

11:55

Ipswich want Goldson

Joe Bernstein: Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy is trying to build on a fine start to the season by bringing in Brighton central defender Connor Goldson.

Goldson, 24, is looking to rebuild his career after missing the second half of last season because of heart surgery that followed the discovery of a swollen aorta.

Goldson has subsequently been given the all-clear but is unlikely to get much Premier League time with Chris Hughton signing several new players after promotion.

11:47

Song set for Birmingham

EXCLUSIVE by Laurie Whitwell: Harry Redknapp is set to produce another deadline day signing by bringing Alex Song to Birmingham.

Sportsmail understands a deal has been agreed for the former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder.

Song has travelled to the midlands to complete a move from Rubin Kazan.

Birmingham have already signed Jason Lowe from Blackburn Rovers and Jota from Brentford but Redknapp wants to strengthen his squad further.

Song spent the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons on loan at West Ham United from Barcelona and Redknapp believes he can perform well in the Championship.

The 29-year-old spent six years at Arsenal before moving to the Nou Camp in 2012 for £15million and winning La Liga in his first season. He has 49 Cameroon caps.

11:46

Winnall seeks loan move

Jack Gaughan: Think Sam Winnall will look for a loan away from Sheffield Wednesday today. Moved for big money from Barnsley in January but it hasn't quite worked out for him at Hillsborough so far.

11:45

Sessegnon latest

Kieran Gill: Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon – the well-reported Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham target – is not away on international duty with England... but that's because the Championship club asked the FA not to call him up.

Sessegnon had a busy summer – winning the Euro U19 Championship – and so Fulham felt he deserved a rest after arriving back late with them. The FA concurred.

So no, he has not been left at home to sort out his immediate future or undergo a medical. He'll be staying with Fulham.

11:41

BREAKING: Llorente on his way to join Spurs

Riath Al-Samarrai: I'm told Llorente is currently on the road to London to join Spurs. It's largely a done deal, all points agreed, but Swansea could pull out if Bony doesn't join. Chelsea miss out.

11:37

Will Chelsea bid again for Mahrez?

Laurie Whitwell: There are strong rumblings around Chelsea making a transfer deadline day move for Riyad Mahrez. But Leicester adamant no fresh approaches. Yet.

Kieran Gill: Fulham are very much active and want to make two signings today.

Dwight Gayle is highly unlikely to be one of them. Newcastle's £20m asking price is a problem and I'm told that deal is all but dead.

11:33

Could Newcastle snatch Perez?

Adam Crafton: Lucas Perez situation becoming more complicated. The player wants to join Deportivo but the Spanish club can't afford to buy him and therefore a loan and £4m loan fee is likely.

Newcastle are also interested but they are wary the player wants to return to Spain. Everton may take another look as the day goes on too. The player also knows the story of Albert Luque, a Deportivo hero who turned to zero at Newcastle.

Some sources in northern Spain are even suggesting Lucas will threaten to stay at Arsenal without paying (leaving Arsenal with the salary burden) rather than go elsewhere in England. That, of course, may be a bluff to try and force through his return to Spain.

Simon Jones: Brighton have had a £9million bid for Moussa Marega at Porto rejected.

The 26-year-old Mali international striker scored 13 goals on loan at Vitoria Guimaraes last season.

Brighton have also asked about 19-year-old Portuguese winger Dany Mota at at Virtus Entella.

Mota was born in Luxembourg and can play on either flank.

It also looks as though Connor Goldson is on his way to Ipswich on loan.

10:38

QPR complete signing of Exeter's Wheeler

Sam Morshead: QPR have signed Exeter City forward David Wheeler.

Wheeler, who scored 39 times for the Grecians following his arrival from Lewes in 2013, has penned a three-year deal at Loftus Road.

Exeter are making a happy habit of developing players and selling them on for good money.

10:36

BREAKING Arsenal trying to sign Draxler

Sami Mokbel: Arsenal are trying to land Julian Draxler from PSG. Gunners officials are working on a deal. IF they can get him; Alexis Sanchez will take a step closer to Man City.

10:32

Brighton poised to sign Schelotto

Simon Jones: As we covered earlier, Brighton are close to signing Sporting Lisbon right-back Ezequiel Schelotto in a £2.5million deal.

The 28-year-old travelled to England last night and is due to have his medical this morning. Born in Argentina, Schelotto has one cap for Italy and previously played for Inter Milan

10:32

One in, one out at The Hawthorns

Laurie Whitwell: Small update on West Bromwich Albion today. Tony Pulis can only spend money if either Jonny Evans or Nacer Chadli is sold.

The Vincent Janssen situation should be viewed in that context. As yet, no fresh bids have come in for Evans or Chadli. #dominoes

10:31

Perez loan to Deportivo close

Adam Crafton: Lucas Perez's loan move to Deportivo La Coruna continues to inch over the line. Discussions are ongoing this morning. Remember they have today and tomorrow to seal the deal as the Spanish window extends one day further.

The player remains confident he will return to the Spanish club - where Arsenal bought him from for £17.1m last summer. Arsenal wanted a deal in excess of £13m - instead they will likely make do with a modest loan fee around £4m.

10:30

Update from Spain

Pete Jenson: To quote Will Smith: ‘No Plan B, it distracts from Plan A’. It doesn’t really work during the transfer window, however.

Barcelona are changing their plan B with every day that passes. On Tuesday it was Naby Keïta; that lasted a couple of hours until Liverpool announced his signing.

Yesterday it was another Liverpool target Thomas Lemar. Today it’s Riyad Mahrez. There will be no plan B until they are 100 per cent sure they cannot get Coutinho.

They still believe Liverpool will complete their business today and sell them Coutinho tomorrow when the Spanish window is still open until midnight.

Elsewhere Real Madrid briefing that there will be no ins or outs and Atletico Madrid confident that they wont lose anyone.

Moya bid turned down and the Oblak to PSG scare unlikely to resurface. They are also sure they will get Costa and there will be no five month loan deal before so they can deal with it after the window shuts.

10:20

PICTURES: Oxlade-Chamberlain in England training today

Here's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain training with England this morning at St George's Park before they fly out to Malta for tomorrow night's World Cup qualifiers. He's on the verge of completing his move from Arsenal to Liverpool and looks very happy.

Joe Bernstein: Some good news for Stoke City fans even though not directly transfer-related, captain Ryan Shawcross has agreed a new long-term contract to stay at the bet365 Stadium.

There were concerns Shawcross would move on given Stoke signed Bruno Indi Martins, Kevin Wimmer and Kurt Zouma (loan) in the window but it was never the club's intention to force him out, and now Shawcross will be part of the club's long-term future.

Sportsmail revealed Dortmund's interest in July and the Bundesliga club are pressing to sign the talented 17-year-old who has failed to show at training in recent weeks after growing frustrated at City.

Craig Hope: Were Jonny Evans to move to Manchester City then Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson would be a target as a replacement for West Brom.

Boro chairman Steve Gibson, however, is adamant that his nephew is going nowhere. We reported in May that he would not be sold this summer and that looks like being the case.

Jack Gaughan: Jonny Evans has arrived at Manchester Airport with the rest of the Northern Ireland squad flying out to San Marino.

09:43

PSG forward Edouard going to Celtic on loan

Simon Jones: Paris Saint-Germain striker Odsonne Edouard is having a medical at Celtic.

The 19-year old forward is expected to finalise a loan deal to become Brendan Rodgers' second signing of the week following Patrick Roberts' return to the club.

09:42

Saints '99.9 per cent' sure Van Dijk is staying

Sami Mokbel: Famous last words but Southampton '99.9 percent' certain of keeping Virgil van Dijk. Will have to be a 'ridiculous' offer for them to even consider letting him go.

09:42

UPDATE: Llorente set to leave Swansea... as Sanches comes in

Adam Crafton: Swansea are not yet standing up news that a bid for Llorente has been accepted. However, they do concede that there is big interest from Tottenham and Chelsea and that the Spaniard is likely to leave the club today.

All aspects of Swansea's extraordinary loan move for Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich are agreed. The only thing holding up an announcement is the finalisation of the paperwork.

Swansea will not be signing Nelson Oliveira from Norwich today. However, discussions continue for Wilfried Bony from Manchester City and the club remain hopeful.

09:41

Tottenham still keen on £30m deal for Barkley

Ian Ladyman: Tottenham have not yet extinguished their interest in Ross Barkley and are willing to do a deal with Everton for about £30m.

Interestingly, it has not been Mauricio Pochettino who has been driving the club’s interest but his number two Jesus Perez.

Spurs are also trying to get young Marcus Edwards out on loan to the Championship or lower.

Pochettino likes the 18-year-old midfielder and he has been training with the first team but believes there are some faults that need ironing out.

09:40

Marseille make a late move for Perez

Sami Mokbel: Marseille have made a late move to take Arsenal forward Lucas Perez but he is still expected to join former club Deportivo La Coruna.

Adam Crafton: Fernando Llorente's future is on a complete knife edge this morning.

Everyone has been thrown by Tottenham catapulting themselves into the mix - including Llorente. It is a 50/50 at this stage and the player will make the final decision.

He will hold talks with his brother, who is his agent, this morning. Llorente still has a strong relationship with Antonio Conte. The Italian wanted him in January but the club didn't follow through with the deal.

Then, I can recall being in the mixed zone at Stamford Bridge at the end of February after Llorente scored for Swansea as Chelsea emerged as 3-1 winners.

Conte and Llorente embraced and were in deep discussions in the interview area.

Yet Tottenham have come in late - reports in Spain suggest they have offered more money to the striker - and Llorente is tempted.

This could be Lukaku all over again - Chelsea being a touch complacent, assuming a player only has eyes for them, only to be gazumped at the last minute.

Conte will be furious if they now lose Llorente.

09:28

Norwich reject Swansea's £12m bid for Oliveira

Laurie Whitwell: Norwich City have rejected Swansea's £12million bid for striker Nelson Oliveira. The 26-year-old experienced a fractious start to his relationship with manager Daniel Farke but Norwich value the Portuguese highly.

09:23

Two out the door at Stoke

Joe Bernstein: Stoke City will soon be able to confirm the loan departures of midfielder Giannelli Imbula (Toulouse) and Bojan (Alaves) as both deals have now been agreed between all parties.

But a move for Manchester City's Fabian Delph now looks dead with the player blowing hot and cold over joining Mark Hughes in the Potteries.

09:23

Mendy on his way out of Leicester?

Laurie Whitwell: One player who is likely to leave Leicester today would be Nempalys Mendy. The French midfielder has experienced an awful time since joining last summer in what was then a club record £13million transfer.

He has only played ten games for Leicester due to troubling ankle injuries. The 25-year-old is close to moving back to Nice, where he spent three seasons up to 2016, in a campaign-long loan deal.

09:21

News from the Championship

Simon Jones: As well as signing Diego Jota and Harlee Dean from Brentford, BIRMINGHAM CITY are discussing a deal for 25-year-old Brentford right back Maxime Colin.

FULHAM are signing Wolves winger Jordan Graham on loan. The 22-year-old also had interest from Leicester City and Hull City.

NORWICH CITY are allowing defender Harry Toffolo to join Doncaster Rovers on a season loan.

The 22-year-old former England U20 international left-back, who won the FA Youth Cup with Norwich in 2013, has had previous loan spells at Swindon, Rotherham, Peterborough and Scunthorpe.

Maxime Colin (left) could be on his way to Birmingham

09:13

Will Brighton go after Gayle?

Kieran Gill: What will Sky Sports do at 11pm with no Big Ben?! Maybe get that girl who did an impression of it on This Morning?

Anyway, Brighton are searching for a striker. I'm surprised they aren't in the mix for Newcastle's Dwight Gayle, who is highly rated by Chris Hughton.

We know they have money to spend following their £10m transfer of Raphael Dwamena that fell through last week, and the sale of wanted man Tomer Hemed could take that to around the £15m mark.

09:08

Leicester's Musa is a loan target for Hull

Craig Hope: I was down at Hull City's training ground yesterday and spoke to manager Leonid Slutsky about Leicester striker Ahmed Musa, who he confirmed was a target.

He wasn't giving much away but I understand that move is likely to happen today.

The deal would be a season-long loan, which is quite a coup for Hull given he only signed for Leicester 12 months ago for £16.6m.

He scored four times for Leicester but looked lively from what I saw and, in the Championship, I think he could really thrive.

There was also some mention of Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback yesterday.

His loan move to Wolves looks to have fallen through and Hull could be an option, although they seem well stocked on midfielders now. Either way, Colback has no future at St James' Park.

Sportsmail revealed this month that his days were numbered and Rafa Benitez would like to offload him in the next 12 hours, although his wages being covered are the stumbling block.

09:06

Redknapp pleased with Jota signing

Kieran Gill: Former West Ham target Jota to Birmingham from Brentford for £6m.

Harry Redknapp just said on talkSPORT: 'He's got great ability. There won't be many better players in the Championship than him, that's for sure. We're very very pleased to have got that one done.'

09:05

Swansea table £12m bid for Norwich's Oliviera

Simon Jones: Swansea City have made a £12million bid for Norwich City striker Nelson Oliveira.

The 26-year-old had a loan spell at Swansea in 2015 scoring just one goal in ten games but Paul Clement believes he can have greater impact this time round.

Swansea had an £8million bid rejected for Burnley's Ashley Barnes and know that long-term target Wilfried Bony has an offer to join Verona in Italy.

They had a £10m offer for Oliviera turned down earlier this week. The Portugal international has also had offers from Reading.

Chelsea are expected to sign Fernando Llorente from Swansea today. The 32-year-old Spaniard also had interest from Everton.

Craig Hope: The situation with Dwight Gayle at Newcastle remains a delicate one and events of this week will hardly have helped the player's mental state.

Rafa Benitez was willing to listen to offers for last season's 23-goal top scorer and a £15m bid from Fulham duly arrived.

Benitez has concerns over Gayle's attitude and they have long since disagreed over the striker's lingering hamstring complaint.

But, without a replacement to come in, Benitez knows he would be foolish to let Gayle go, even if their £20m valuation is met.

My feeling is that Gayle will now stay at St James' Park and there will be a little bit of bridge-building to be done in the coming weeks.

08:44

Mahrez delays flight to Zambia

Laurie Whitwell: One final thought (for now) on Riyad Mahrez. He was due to fly with his international team-mates to Lusaka in Zambia on Thursday morning for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier, and that would have made any transfer very difficult.

This move to Europe puts him in a better position should the bids he obviously hopes for materialise.

He has been training with Algeria in Sidi-Moussa and given his importance to his country it perhaps is no surprise they should be so accommodating for this 24-hour period.

08:41

Quina set for Sheffield United loan

West Ham teenager Domingos Quina is set for a season-long loan move to Sheffield United.

The 17-year-old , who played twice in West Ham's brief Europa League campaign last season, is in south Yorkshire for a medical.

08:38

Out-of-favour John set for Rangers loan

Sam Morshead: Declan John will sign for Rangers on loan from Cardiff today.

The Wales international is set to sign a season-long deal at Ibrox after falling out of favour under Neil Warnock at the Championship pace-setters.

Full back John has not played since April.

08:36

All's well that Denswil for Brighton

Kieran Gill: Brighton set to secure Club Brugge's Stefano Denswil on a season-long loan today. He's a 24-year-old Dutch defender.

Adding to their strike force is a top priority today, though. That's their aim.

08:34

Saints predict a quiet Deadline Day

Joe Bernstein: The word from Southampton is that the only transfer business they will do today in or out is to send a youngster on loan to gain experience.

So it appears Virgil van Dijk will not be getting his way to force a move to Liverpool.

Gomes, a free-scoring Portugal youth international, will spend the season with the EFL new boys.

The exciting attacking talent is part of the Under 23 squad at Anfield.

08:28

Palace midfielder Mutch off to Burton

Joe Bernstein: While Crystal Palace try to find reinforcements for Frank de Boer, one man allowed to leave Selhurst Park is midfielder Jordon Mutch who is set to join Championship club Burton Albion, managed by Nigel Clough.

Laurie Whitwell: Am told that Riyad Mahrez has ‘different options’ regarding his release by Algeria to conclude a transfer today.

Has Arsene Wenger followed through with his long-held admiration with a bid to replace Alexis Sanchez? Would Barcelona switch from Philippe Coutinho? Are Roma finally putting down the cash to convince Leicester to sell?

It is a fascinating development and unexpected, it must be said. Leicester are staying quiet right now.

Simon Jones: Swansea City could be poised to pull off a surprise coup with the loan signing of Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich.

Manager Paul Clement signalled an approach for the midfielder earlier this week after calling his old boss Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern and asking for the 20-year-old on loan.

Sportsmail reported Swansea's interest though they were considered far from favourites with Paris St Germain, Monaco, AC Milan and Chelsea also among the clubs to have asked but Ancelotti looks to have swung the deal in Clement's favour with talks underway.

Eddie Howe is now weighing up a deadline day attempt to prise the 21-year-old away from the King Power Stadium but it would take a significantly increased offer. Howe saw an initial bid of £20m dismissed earlier in the window.

Leicester’s Thai owners are adamant that given his age and promise, combined with a contract that has three years to run, Gray is worth a considerable amount in the current market.

Gray wants more first-team football having started only 10 Premier League matches since joining from Birmingham in a £3.5m move in January 2016, but Leicester are ready to offer an improved deal as a sign of commitment.

Tottenham have inquired about Gray too but are at present indicating a reluctance to submit the kind of bid that would test Leicester’s resolve. Everton’s director of football Steve Walsh, once of Leicester, remains a fan of Gray too.

Gray is away with England’s Under-21s, who face Holland on Friday in Doetinchem, so any last-day move would be slightly problematic.

Leicester had checked on Andros Townsend previously this summer amid doubts about Riyad Mahrez’s future. But a swap deal with Crystal Palace taking Gray to Selhurst Park and Townsend to Leicester is not in either club’s plans.